Are handbag straps being cut in new craze of thefts?

Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email A spate of handbag thefts has been reported in Stokesley . Reports on social media have been circulating throughout the week, claiming several women have had their handbags taken. It is claimed that offenders have cut the straps off the victims’ handbags in order to free the bag from their shoulder. A statement issued by Stokesley Police said: “We would urge anyone who has had an offence of this nature happen to them to report it to the police without delay as to date, nobody has. “Alternatively if anyone knows someone who has had this happen to them then again please tell us via telephone number 101 so we can follow this up. “Any use of a sharply bladed implement to commit an offence would be of significant concern to us and we absolutely need...